New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-23
NOTES FROM HIRT1RD.
THE $l.G00 PRIZE FOR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
1HE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF HE BOAT CLUB

CANBup,r. Miss, oct. o2.-The ndefadgaule diroc-
tor of h' Harvard Gymns ua j. out with ucW scheme,
ana th. time !. is ot a very unexpected na'u'. Or.
>rrra as drcctQ g., ue gymnasium, makes offer Of
$1,000. 10 BE- in thc snap, OF prize, those con-
t-au, who sAf after course Of training Of i"O years
moro ION, most nearly approximate perfect
ply cal ,'mucly tested by what hc calls auhro.
poncIc chart IV.s chart Is a taDu.AtOn al hH3 one
aiHeieub measurements that are 90 be- tlcn according
to h. Sargent systems Of al ihs dler nt Au1s u cl,s
ana members OF ,hr body well different body meas
G'em,ns Ihso niy-ono measurements Will be pat down
in table whore the measurements VIII run along
hl\ ono hprzo1'a lur, and these lines VIII be- inter
sc-ed by lines d"H"tns per cents above or below the
normal me Of Development the nolIai line viii repre-
sent IT, development u bren found by Dr. sargent
10 b.. thc line Of ciopEcnt. In IN eX-
animation lasting seventeen ycir>, UP 60 the present
Time If candidate j. ioD.I - navc contain weight
which is 20 per cent P5o,c the nouai his vrisnt Vii
be 90 a. she normal lane called o1 "'n 10 Ms hr. Pat
10 above tine nolua do viii be pa thr 90 Line /;
and The Hiy -nr dn,r.lf measurements. Then
limo VIII be drawn passing taionsh ai these dos, and
according he residing inc - iI,eor or reuIir the
dc.c oVment been UNIFORM ii gaiIr The prizes
VIII tnen BE- Vli,iIcd onoDs $yUp 90 am; nal, an1
900 ANY GAl every one
uf them, any one OF the lcurnd uidt lines 500
10 any male and 800 10 any female
all OF whose mcd>uIcui,n,, au or
within any five contiguous lines 500 {" any male and
4IOO any female .4i3
ns d. OF th' five CONT aous lines, lhi, lJut'. VIII be
open till July !, 1890 and awards VIII Poe aie sep
tcnbr OF that year. The me ,5uftm nt- OF 'm'n VIII
be taken the various iorHr COLLEGES by uc regular
physical instructors those institutions, and al be
according 10 sargent method. By payment OF re,
any person any ft The country ma! contest for these
prizes. table, NdrUu, Jd sc.c3 viii l'
up. cdch candidate VIII be- tested c,Ording 10
normal measurements Of the prevailing ia the
class which he assigned by preliminary cAamina-
College opinion pretty evenly divided 'he que,-
ton whether the Yale plan OF Gre" Advisory Com
uIticc, adopted Friday evening Of las.
week by the Harvard Boat CLUB, Is 20.
Ing 20 be- success or a dead failure. The
scheme - adopted Is the Clccrs ~ boa; club
shah choose siatudc, Who shall nave c'mp.c"
.4l supcfNs TIA, Interests of thr co
the I~o7-S H. probihlr that Colonel Ban RIFT
Il. ". Watson and j. j. Sonow, j.. VIII De- selected for
This committee Pnhcf, -. j. the captain uf ih" crew
a pr s.nt. Here, then. vii. bc ionr who VIII d.
the stroke. the boat be- used. and al such mat
tci> 1he two niSi-namcd eonu'ncn are advocates ~
two different STROKES, ANA >fOToW sunk" varies
from both The other Two. The committee VIII therefore
great danger OF getting into hopeless disagree
mont TO the stroke ." tc used To b. sure Their al
vice VIII carry ga weight II 90 be- brought fo
l." unan nous iirt II the scheme docs NOT secure he
cha rpion>hp the to the Harvard Of 1855
~ IS probable that 10 viii not last above one year